Squalicorax

Though the following article does detail an official piece of Land Before Time media approved of by Universal, it should in no way be seen as a canon part of the Land Before Time universe established by the movies and TV series episodes.

"Send it awayDon't let it staythat Squalicorax"

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This article is for a speculative species; a creature that has not been assigned to a taxon by any official media or material. It may not be intended to represent an actual species. However, if a reasonable representation of a real species is found, it will be identified as closely as possible.

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Squalicorax

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Chondrichthyes

Order

Lamniformes

Family

Anacoracidae

Genus

Squalicorax (Whitley, 1939)

Species

S. falcatus (Whitley, 1939)

Characters

Miscellaneous

Squalicorax ("raven shark") is a species of shark from the Late Cretaceous period. It was a costal predator, avoiding its relative Cretoxyrhina in deeper water. However, it very likely scavenged on drowned dinosaurs, as a Squalicorax tooth was found embedded in the foot of a hadrosaur fossil. They looked most like the modern gray shark, but had teeth that were more similar to those of a tiger shark. Several species of this genus are known from all across the world.

In The Land Before Time

A shark interpreted by a few fans as a Squalicorax appears as an enemy in The Land Before Time: Into the Mysterious Beyond for the GameBoy Advance. It appears in the fifth level of the game, in which it swims back and forth in an attempt to run into Ducky to deal damage. As it is underwater, it can't be jumped on, meaning it can only be avoided, not defeated. Strangely, it is depicted as living in a freshwater lake, despite the fact that the real creature was restricted to saltwater oceans.

Squalicorax in The Land Before Time: Into the Mysterious Beyond for the GameBoy Advance.